Storage of dissolved inorganic nutrients in seawater: Poisoning with mercuric chloride

Marine Chemistry

Volumn 67, Issue 1-2, 1999, Pages 61-66

  Kattner, Gerhard ^a  

^a ALFRED WEGENER INSTITUTE FOR POLAR AND MARINE RESEARCH   (Germany)

Author keywords

Long term storage; Mercuric chloride; Nutrients

Indexed keywords

DISSOLVED LOAD; INORGANIC MATTER; NUTRIENT; POISONING; SEAWATER; STORAGE;

EID: 0032873908     PISSN: 03044203     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0304-4203(99)00049-3     Document Type: Article

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